Friends of the Moonridge Zoo

Analysis

Friends of the Moonridge Zoo is a registered charity in United States, based in Big Bear Lake, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, Friends of the Moonridge Zoo reported income of $313k and spending of $235k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $447k to $313k (-30%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 208%. Over the whole period it spent 36% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Friends of the Moonridge Zoo sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 65th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Delaware Valley Humane Society Inc ($313k), Humane Society of Bay County Inc ($313k) and A Forever-Home Rescue Foundation ($313k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 41% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $56k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $2,746, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 2 employees.